综合英语（3）词汇专项练习
1. All the magazines in the reading room can be divided _____ five types.
A. into
B. from
C. toward
D. by
2. Frankly, I _____ those innocent people in Iraq.
A. sympathy
B. sympathize with
C. in sympathy to
D. sympathize
3. All of a sudden, the bridge ____ and fell into the river.
A. gave in
B. gave off
C. gave way
D. gave up
4. The conclusion is beyond any doubt and, ____ , thousands of people have proved it time and time again.
A. in all
B. in effect
C. for pleasure
D. for fact
5. Mobile phones, which used to be a _____ about a decade ago, are actually not a big deal.
A. passage of time
B. a close call
C. birth mark
D. status symbol
6. Nearly everyone in Shanghai knows what APEC _____.
A. stands for
B. stands off
C. stands out
D. stands by
7. Michael _____ he can sell a painting in time to pay the rent.
A. doubts
B. suggests
C. hopes
D. wishes
8. Mary is ____. She has to finish her paper before next Monday.
A. working against a deadline
B. making a difference
C. extending an invitation
D. turning off working
9. Nearly all children are crazy about pets, but Jack seems to be an exception. He ______.
A. is on leave
B. doesn’t fit the pattern
C. takes it easy
D. doesn’t bridge the gap
10. _____ you have problems with your study, you’ll have to discuss it with your tutor.
A. So that
B. Because
C. Even though
D. Since
11. It’s impossible for so ____ workers to do so ____ work in such a short time.
A. few...many...
B. a few...many...
C. few...much...
D. a little...much...
12. He tries to make Richard ______ "uncontrollable laughter".
A. break into
B. break through
C. break out
D. break up
13. The difference between constructive and destructive criticism is simple: the former is what you give while the ______ is what you get.
A. later
B. late
C. latter
D. last
14. After having a bad day at work, I asked my fellow worker at the next desk, "Why do we come here every day and ______ him?" He thought for a moment, and then replied, "I don’t know, I think it has something to do with rent."
A. make up for
B. come up with
C. put up with
D. stand up to
15. China’s continuous _____ growth will leave a significant record in the _____ fil es of world economy.
A. economic...historical
B. economic...historic
C. economical...historical
D. economical...historic
16. At the summit meeting some villain ________ that politician and then knocked him down even though several sturdy bodyguards were there.
A. charged into
B. charged at
C. charged with
D. charged for
17. What music! It _____ traffic noise.
A. feels like
B. is felt like
C. sounds like
D. is sounded like
18. Don’t worry. There is ____ time before the train leaves.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
19. It serves him right! Nobody will ______ him.
A. be in sympathy with
B. be sympathetic to
C. sympathize for
D. sympathize
20. Out of the admiration for Napoleon, short ____ was at one time ridiculously considered a sort of ____ symbol.
A. statue...status
B. status...statute
C. statute...stature
D. stature...status
21. ____ our satisfaction, the motion was eventually ____ at the Senate.
A. With...past
B. To...passed
C. In...passed
D. At...past
22. The professor leaned towards him and ____.
A. patted his shoulder
B. patted him on his shoulder
C. patted him on shoulder
D. patted him on the shoulder
23. If you ____ a crime you can never escape being punished.
A. do
B. perform
C. act
D. commit
24. I am ____ that Congress has passed the legislation.
A. aware
B. conscious
C. alert
D. awake
25. We’ll have to find someone to ____ Francis tonight as he’s ill.
A. fill out for
B. fill in for
C. fill up
D. fill with
26. He ____ art while at school.
